docs: def _start_auth_proc(self):
          '''
          Start the authenticator process.
          '''
          log.debug('Computing the signing key hex')
          verify_key = self.__signing_key.verify_key
          sgn_verify_hex = verify_key.encode(encoder=nacl.encoding.HexEncoder)
          log.debug('Starting the authenticator subprocess')
          auth = NapalmLogsAuthProc(self.certificate,
                                    self.keyfile,
                                    self.__priv_key,
                                    sgn_verify_hex,
                                    self.auth_address,
                                    self.auth_port)
          proc = Process(target=auth.start)
          proc.start()
          proc.description = 'Auth process'
          log.debug('Started auth process as %s with PID %s', proc._name, proc.pid)
          return proc